Palm Sunday at St. Peter the Apostle Roman Catholic Church

A Palm Sunday procession was held at St. Peter the Apostle Roman Catholic Church to symbolize the entry of Jesus into Jerusalem before his Passions.

Father Gerard Critch gives a message about the entry of Jesus into Jerusalem in the days before his Passion during a Palm Sunday procession at St. Peter the Apostle Roman Catholic Church on Sunday, April 5, 2009, in Naples. Also pictured is musical minister Goeto Dantes, 16, at left. David Albers/Staff

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Eight-year-old Ancelma Cac Hernandez holds a palm frawn during a Palm Sunday procession at St. Peter the Apostle Roman Catholic Church on Sunday, April 5, 2009, in Naples. David Albers/Staff

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Parishioners hold their palm frawns in the air during a prayer to bless them as part of a Palm Sunday procession at St. Peter the Apostle Roman Catholic Church on Sunday, April 5, 2009, in Naples. David Albers/Staff

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Parishioners, including Sandra Hall and Bill Schreck, at right, hold their palm frawns in the air during a prayer to bless them as part of a Palm Sunday procession at St. Peter the Apostle Roman Catholic Church on Sunday, April 5, 2009, in Naples. David Albers/Staff

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Parishioners prepare to surround father Gerard Critch as he rides a donkey during a Palm Sunday procession at St. Peter the Apostle Roman Catholic Church on Sunday, April 5, 2009, in Naples. David Albers/Staff

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Father Gerard Critch rides a donkey in a Palm Sunday procession symbolizing the entry of Jesus into Jerusalem at St. Peter the Apostle Roman Catholic Church on Sunday, April 5, 2009, in Naples. David Albers/Staff

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Local Knights of Columbus members lead the Palm Sunday procession symbolizing the entry of Jesus into Jerusalem at St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Roman Church on Sunday, April 5, 2009, in Naples. David Albers/Staff

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Father Gerard Critch rides a donkey in a Palm Sunday procession symbolizing the entry of Jesus into Jerusalem at St. Peter the Apostle Roman Catholic Church on Sunday, April 5, 2009, in Naples. David Albers/Staff

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Rev. Russell Wright meets a a Palm Sunday procession en route to service at St. Peter the Apostle Roman Catholic Church on Sunday, April 5, 2009, in Naples. David Albers/Staff

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Father Gerard Critch rides a donkey in a Palm Sunday processions symbolic of Jesus entering Jerusalem before his Passions at St. Peter the Apostle Roman Catholic Church on Sunday, April 5, 2009, in Naples. David Albers/Staff

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Father Gerard Critch rides a donkey in a Palm Sunday processions symbolic of Jesus entering Jerusalem before his Passions at St. Peter the Apostle Roman Catholic Church on Sunday, April 5, 2009, in Naples. David Albers/Staff

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A Palm Sunday procession circles St. Peter the Apostle Roman Catholic Church on Sunday, April 5, 2009, in Naples. David Albers/Staff

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Father Gerard Critch thanks the donkey he rode in a Palm Sunday procession by feeding him a carrot at St. Peter the Apostle Roman Catholic Church on Sunday, April 5, 2009, in Naples. David Albers/Staff

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Rev. Russell Wright passes out palm leaves to parishioners before a Palm Sunday service at St. Peter the Apostle Roman Catholic Church on Sunday, April 5, 2009, in Naples. David Albers/Staff

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Rev. Russell Wright passes out palm leaves to parishioners before a Palm Sunday service at St. Peter the Apostle Roman Catholic Church on Sunday, April 5, 2009, in Naples. David Albers/Staff

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Naples resident Christine McCarty and six-year-old John McCarty pick up palm leaves with help from fellow parishioner Louanne Fischer, right, before a Palm Sunday service at St. Peter the Apostle Roman Catholic Church on Sunday, April 5, 2009, in Naples. David Albers/Staff